Article
Escherichia albertii, a newly emerging enteric pathogen with poorly defined properties.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Oct 2013
Nimri Laila F
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia albertii is a newly emerging enteric pathogen that has been associated with sporadic infections among humans and birds. Selected coliform isolates were screened for allelic variation in 2 housekeeping genes (lysP and mdh) specific for E. albertii. The 48 strains that were identified as E. albertii were tested for 15 virulence markers and biochemical and serogical properties. All E. albertii strains...
Topics
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Communicable Diseases, Emerging
- DNA, Bacterial
- Enterobacteriaceae Infections
- Escherichia
- Genes, Bacterial
- Genetic Markers
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Serotyping
